Argyle Street railway station

Argyle Street railway station is a station in the City Centre of Glasgow, Scotland, on the Argyle Line, which connects the North Clyde lines at Partick with Rutherglen in the south-east of the city.

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Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Argyle Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “AGS”, “Argyle Street Railway Station”, and “Argyle Street Station”
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Glasgow Central Station and St Andrew’s Cathedral.

Glasgow Central Station

Railway station

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Glasgow Central, usually referred to in Scotland as just Central or Central Station, is one of two principal main line rail terminals in Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow Central Station is situated 1,600 feet west of Argyle Street railway station.

St Andrew’s Cathedral

Church

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The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew or Glasgow Metropolitan Cathedral is a Latin Catholic cathedral in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland. St Andrew’s Cathedral is situated 910 feet southwest of Argyle Street railway station.

Britannia Music Hall

Theater building

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The Britannia Music Hall in Trongate, Glasgow, Scotland is one of the oldest remaining music halls in Britain. It is located above an amusement arcade, at 113-117 Trongate. Britannia Music Hall is situated 770 feet east of Argyle Street railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merchant City and Glasgow.

Merchant City

Suburb

The Merchant City, a new name introduced through urban renewal by the Scottish Development Agency and the city council in the 1980s is one part of the metropolitan central area of Glasgow.

Glasgow

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Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland on Clydeside in the Central Belt. Glasgow reinvented itself from the 1990s, one of the most successful examples in Britain, with a range of developments in industry, culture, cuisine and architecture.

Laurieston

Quarter

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Laurieston is a district in the Gorbals area of the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde. It derives its name from James Laurie who, along with his brother, developed a large part of the district in the early 19th century.